PAF 101 EXERCISES - MODULE FIVE BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11
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Exercise 9.1: Describing the Policy to be Implemented Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 8 points)
A. Briefly describe the public policy you want to implement. Be clear about what level of government -- local, state, or federal -- will implement your policy. You can choose to analyze any policy at any level. (2 points) Part A score:_
Describe the public policy here, including the geographic location where it will be implemented:
Smoking ban in NYC
State the level of government that will implement the policy here:
The New York city council is the one that passes the law.
B. Describe what legislative actions including the specific body, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part B score:_
Describe the legislative actions required here:
The policy has to be proposed by one of the members in the city council, then they have to vote if either the members in the council approve it or disapprove it, finally the city mayor signs it and becomes a law.
C. Describe what administrative actions including the specific agency, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part C score:_
Describe the administrative actions required here:
Regular city police, city parks and even the nonsmokers would be the ones that implement action, every person who gets caught smoking in a public area would get a warning and after that, a $50 dollars ticket.
D. Describe any actions that are required to provide funding for your policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part D score:_
Describe the actions required for funding here:
No funding is required because public force would be the ones implementing the policy, and the money is already coming from city taxes and state money.
Exercise 9.2: Identifying Players Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 15 points)
List five players that have the most influence on your policy by filling out the chart below. Briefly justify each selection, using a source for each justification. Do not use an individual player if they are a part of a larger group, such as the Senate or the House of Representatives. Up to 3 points will be deducted for each obvious player omitted.
PLAYER AND TITLE
JUSTIFICATION
1.) Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor
He has to decide if the policy that has been proposed would have a good impact for the city, and if most of the people within would support it, he also signs it and makes it legal.
2.) Christine Quinn, NYC Council Speaker
She voted for the policy to be approved, she also is in charge to tell why this policy have a good impact in the city
3.) Gale Brewer , Councilwoman
She was the Bill's prime sponsor.
4.) Sheelah Feinberg, Executive Director of the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-free City.
She supports the policy.
5.) Robert Jackson, Councilman
He disapproved the policy, stating that it went against "individuals rights"
Exercise 9.3: Estimating Issue Position, Power, and Priority for Each Player Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 30 points)
Estimate and provide justification for the issue position, power, and priority for each player listed in Exercise 9.2. Each of the 15 reasonable and well-justified estimates is worth 2 points. At least one of the 15 justifications must be quoted from a player, expert, or stakeholder you interviewed during the course or you will lose 10 points.
PLAYER 1 -
Name and Title: Michael Bloomberg, New York city mayor
Issue Position: 3
Justification: He is literally the one who signs this policy to be legal.
Power: 3
Justification:Top man in the council
Priority:3
Justification:he is a main player in the policy.
Player 1 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
PLAYER 2 -
Name and Title: Christine Quinn, NYC Council speaker
Issue Position:2
Justification: As the council speaker she is aware of the policy, however she does not have direct impact on it
Power:3
Justification:Depending on the way she approaches New Yorkers, she can make them support the policy or disapprove it . If the policy has enough support from the people it is more likely to be approved.
Priority:2
Justification: She is in charge of tell the policy to the citizens.
Player 2 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
PLAYER 3 -
Name and Title: Gale Brewer, Councilwoman
Issue Position: 1
Justification:She took some part in the approval of the policy
Power: 2
Justification: She votes for the policy to be approved or not.
Priority:1
Justification:She is a regular member of the council, not taking priority in the policy.
Player 3 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
PLAYER 4 -
Name and Title:Sheelah Feinberg, Executive Director of the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-free City.
Issue Position:2
Justification: Her title makes her take part in the anti-smoking policy.
Power:3
Justification: She supported the policy all along, informing people why it should be approved.d
Priority:2
Justification:As a director for a smoke-free city, this policy directed affected them.
Player 4 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
PLAYER 5 -
Name and Title:Robert Jackson, councilman
Issue Position: -2
Justification: Regular council member, he stood up against the policy.
Power: -3
Justification:He was one of the few that went against this policy, he stated that this policy was interfering with individuals rights, and that this policy was a totalitarian measure.
Priority: -2
Justification:His opposition to the policy gave him some priority because not a lot in the council stood against it.
Player 5 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
Exercise 9.4: Completing the Prince Chart and Calculating the Probability of the Policy Being Accepted Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 8 points)
A. Using the policy identified in 9.1 and the information in Exercise 9.3, complete a Prince Chart in the form below. Make sure to restate your policy and recopy the numbers from 9.3 correctly. Calculate each player's Prince Score according to the directions. (6 points) Part A score:_
Restate your policy here:
Players
Issue Position
x
Power
x
Priority
=
Prince Score
Michael Bloomberg
3
x
3
x
3
=
27
Christine Quinn
2
x
3
x
2
=
12
Gale Brewer
1
x
2
x
1
=
2
Sheelah Feinberg
2
x
3
x
2
=
8
Robert Jackson
-2
x
-3
x
-2
=
-12
B. Calculate the probability of the policy being implemented following the directions on pp. 112-114 in the Maxwell Manual. (2 points) Part B score:_ · Show your calculations here:
27 + 12 + 2 + 8 - 12 = 37
· Interpret the probability according to Figure 9.2 in the Maxwell Manual here:
37/49 = 0.76
Exercise 10.1: Selecting a Player for Developing a Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)
Select a player for which to develop a strategy that aims to increase the probability of your policy being implemented. Justify your selection in terms of the player’s issue position, priority, and power.
State the player you selected here:
Michael Bloomberg
Justify your selection here:
As the mayor he is the main player in the policy.
Exercise 10.2: Describing a Political Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)
Describe one strategy that might be pursued by the player selected in Exercise 10.1. The strategy should attempt to increase the likelihood of your policy being implemented. The strategy must be within the capabilities of the player. Do NOT use “making an argument” in any way as your strategy. Use one of the methods discussed on pp. 118-121 of the Maxwell Manual to formulate your strategy.
Clearly state the strategy including specific actions the player might take here:
He focused on the non-smokers players in the council and in the streets, years before he passed a law that prohibited smoking in restaurants and other public spaces so he had the vote of those non-smokers; also, he would have the approval of the people who had quit smoking in that lapse of time. Tickets would clearly discourage people from smoking also.
Exercise 10.3: Assessing the Impact of the Proposed Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 12 points)
A. Show the impact of the strategy you developed in Exercise 10.2 using the Chart below. For each player, list the original issue position, power, and priority scores. Then list the new scores produced by your strategy. You will lose 3 points for incorrectly estimating the change or lack of change in the issue position, priority, and power of each player for a loss of up to 9 points. If the scores remain the same, write an "S".
Provide justification for only the players whose scores have changed. You may leave the other justification cells blank.
At least one justification must be based on information from one of the people you have contacted during the course or you will lose 9 points. (9 points)
Part A score:_
Player
Original Scores
New Scores
Justification
Player 1 - Name: Michael Bloomberg
Issue Position:
3
3
S
Power:
3
3
Priority:
3
3
Player 2 – Name: Christine Quinn
Issue Position:
2
2
S
Power:
3
3
Priority:
2
2
Player 3 – Name: Gale Brewer
Issue Position:
1
1
S
Power:
2
2
Priority:
1
1
Player 4 – Name: Sheelah Feiberg
Issue Position:
2
2
S
Power:
3
3
Priority:
2
2
Player 5 – Name: Robert Jackson
Issue Position:
-2
-3
Because he was
of the few that showed opposition
against the policy, this makes him more
important than the players that only accepted it .
Power:
- 3
-3
Priority:
-2
-3
B. Calculate the new probability of the policy being implemented and describe and assess the overall impact and success of your strategy. (3 points) Part B score:_
Show your calculations here:
27 + 12 + 2 + 8 - 27 = 22
Describe and assess the overall impact here:
The policy is likely to be accepted, because the number of people who approve the policy (non-smokers) is higher that the number of people that go against it. Also, because it enviromental and health impact, it is likely to be implemented.
Exercise 10.4: Making a Difference Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 3 points)
Find a person in How You Can Help whom you would most likely aspire to be like at some point in your life.
Write the person you have chosen here and include a direct quote from How You Can Help that describes something they have done:
Paul Farmer, "I am grateful for the chance to turn this into a movement. I as inspired to be part of a growing movement to eliminate poverty."
Write the first reason why you have this aspiration here:
Eliminate poverty is not a easy task at all, so if one were to accomplish this I think that the personal satisfaction he would get would be fulfilling.
Write the second reason why you have this aspiration here:
He doesnt looks for a monetary satisfaction, but for a personal satisfaction and he does so by helping people all around the world.
Write the third reason why you have this aspiration here:
I would like to be known worldwide for being an excellent doctor as Dr.Paul Farmer is, also this would give a feeling that im helping humanity some how.
Exercise 11.1 Policy Memorandum Based on What You Have Learned this Semester Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 40 points) Write a policy memo of no more than 350 words to a government official that reflects your latest thinking about the policy proposal process and demonstrates the concepts presented throughout the course. Your memo has to be about the policy you discussed in this module. Read the Policy Memo section of Chapter 11 and follow the guidelines closely. Every word over 350 words will result in a point deduction up to the entire 40 points for the exercise. · Identify the name and office of a current elected or appointed official who is a player for your policy and write a policy memo using the following form:
TO: Bob Smith President of ABC Club FROM: Your Name
SUBJECT: Your policy proposal in 10 words or less
· Write a 350 word memo with the following sub-headings: 1. Societal problem 2. Proposed Policy 3. Benchmarks 4. Political Feasibility
· In parentheses at the end of the memo, provide the word count of the text of the memo. To obtain this, highlight the text of your memo, go to the “Tools” menu, and click on “Word Count.”
· In addition to submitting this exercise with the rest of your Module, go to the PAF 101 website - Downloads – 11.1 Final Memo - Submit your completed memo - PRINT OUT the receipt and attach behind this exercise, or lose ALL 40 points. Also attach behind this exercise the receipt of completion for your Post-Test. Failure to attach the Post-Test receipt will result in a loss of 5 points from this exercise.
· Place your memo here:
To: Michael Bloomberg Major of New York City From: Juan S. Betancur Subject: Expand anti-smoking ban through the whole state. Smoking is a public problem that affects millions of people in the United States. New York City have many smokers, and these only doesn’t affect themselves, but it affects also people who have to be in public places surrounded by smokers; people’s lungs are severely damaged by second hand smoking so this is a situation that has to be addressed also. Banning smoking from public parks and beaches is a big step to clean some green spaces, but this doesn’t mean that people who already smoke are going to stop just because they are not allowed to smoke in some places anymore, these people are only going to “move” where they can smoke, either in their backyard or right in front of their porches. Studies show that when the cost of a pack of cigarettes increased, the number of smokers decreased in that same time of period, I think that taxing cigarettes for their environmental harm would be accurate, and people would approve the idea of this tax if they look it as a way of helping to rebuild the environment. This policy would have the approval of big environmental companies which intend to clear the air that people breathe, and New York City, being a big polluted city needs this change. If this policy is approved, and it is more likely to be implemented because the number of non-smokers is always bigger, it would have the approval of big companies that work out-state and even it would have the approval of some smokers that are looking a change, so they can make a change in their owns lives. I think that an environmental fee should be implemented, this way the city and even the state would get more money they can spend in the environment, and this also can lower the percentage of smokers from 15 % to around 13%, which is the percentage that changed in studies every time a fee was introduced in cigarettes.
Exercise 11.2: References Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 6 points)
Prepare a list of references that includes all sources for this module.
Follow the APA format.
Include all sources used in the exercises.
· Start References on the next line or on the next page:
BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11
Only attach an article if required by exercise directions. Whenever you attach an article, it must be directly behind the exercise in which it appears, and it must be clearly labeled with the exercise number and letter to which it pertains. Attach only the first page of the article unless otherwise stated.
Exercise 9.1: Describing the Policy to be Implemented
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 8 points)
A. Briefly describe the public policy you want to implement. Be clear about what level of government -- local, state, or federal -- will implement your policy. You can choose to analyze any policy at any level. (2 points)
Part A score:_
Smoking ban in NYC
The New York city council is the one that passes the law.
B. Describe what legislative actions including the specific body, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points)
Part B score:_
The policy has to be proposed by one of the members in the city council, then they have to vote if either the members in the council approve it or disapprove it, finally
the city mayor signs it and becomes a law.
C. Describe what administrative actions including the specific agency, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points)
Part C score:_
Regular city police, city parks and even the nonsmokers would be the ones that implement action, every person who gets caught smoking in a public area would get a warning and after that, a $50 dollars ticket.
D. Describe any actions that are required to provide funding for your policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points)
Part D score:_
No funding is required because public force would be the ones implementing the policy, and the money is already coming from city taxes and state money.
Exercise 9.2: Identifying Players
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 15 points)
List five players that have the most influence on your policy by filling out the chart below. Briefly justify each selection, using a source for each justification. Do not use an individual player if they are a part of a larger group, such as the Senate or the House of Representatives. Up to 3 points will be deducted for each obvious player omitted.
New York City Mayor
Exercise 9.3: Estimating Issue Position, Power, and Priority for Each Player
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 30 points)
Estimate and provide justification for the issue position, power, and priority for each player listed in Exercise 9.2. Each of the 15 reasonable and well-justified estimates is worth 2 points. At least one of the 15 justifications must be quoted from a player, expert, or stakeholder you interviewed during the course or you will lose 10 points.
it . If the policy has enough support from the people it is more likely to be approved.
was interfering with individuals rights, and that this policy was a totalitarian measure.
against it.
Exercise 9.4: Completing the Prince Chart and Calculating the Probability of the Policy Being Accepted
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 8 points)
A. Using the policy identified in 9.1 and the information in Exercise 9.3, complete a Prince Chart in the form below. Make sure to restate your policy and recopy the numbers from 9.3 correctly. Calculate each player's Prince Score according to the directions. (6 points)
Part A score:_
B. Calculate the probability of the policy being implemented following the directions on pp. 112-114 in the Maxwell Manual. (2 points)
Part B score:_
· Show your calculations here:
27 + 12 + 2 + 8 - 12 = 37
· Interpret the probability according to Figure 9.2 in the Maxwell Manual here:
37/49 = 0.76
Exercise 10.1: Selecting a Player for Developing a Strategy
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)
Select a player for which to develop a strategy that aims to increase the probability of your policy being implemented. Justify your selection in terms of the player’s issue position, priority, and power.
Michael Bloomberg
- Justify your selection here:
As the mayor he is the main player in the policy.Exercise 10.2: Describing a Political Strategy
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)
Describe one strategy that might be pursued by the player selected in Exercise 10.1. The strategy should attempt to increase the likelihood of your policy being implemented. The strategy must be within the capabilities of the player. Do NOT use “making an argument” in any way as your strategy. Use one of the methods discussed on pp. 118-121 of the Maxwell Manual to formulate your strategy.
He focused on the non-smokers players in the council and in the streets, years before he passed a law that prohibited smoking in restaurants and other public spaces so he had the vote of those non-smokers; also, he would have the approval of the people who had quit smoking in that lapse of time. Tickets would clearly discourage people from smoking also.
Exercise 10.3: Assessing the Impact of the Proposed Strategy
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 12 points)
A. Show the impact of the strategy you developed in Exercise 10.2 using the Chart below. For each player, list the original issue position, power, and priority scores. Then list the new scores produced by your strategy. You will lose 3 points for incorrectly estimating the change or lack of change in the issue position, priority, and power of each player for a loss of up to 9 points.
If the scores remain the same, write an "S".
- Provide justification for only the players whose scores have changed. You may leave the other justification cells blank.
- At least one justification must be based on information from one of the people you have contacted during the course or you will lose 9 points. (9 points)
Part A score:_of the few that showed opposition
against the policy, this makes him more
important than the players that only accepted it .
B. Calculate the new probability of the policy being implemented and describe and assess the overall impact and success of your strategy. (3 points)
Part B score:_
27 + 12 + 2 + 8 - 27 = 22
The policy is likely to be accepted, because the number of people who approve the policy (non-smokers) is higher that the number of people that go against it.
Also, because it enviromental and health impact, it is likely to be implemented.
Exercise 10.4: Making a Difference
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 3 points)
Find a person in How You Can Help whom you would most likely aspire to be like at some point in your life.
Paul Farmer, "I am grateful for the chance to turn this into a movement. I as inspired to be part of a growing movement to eliminate poverty."
- Write the first reason why you have this aspiration here:
Eliminate poverty is not a easy task at all, so if one were to accomplish this I think that the personal satisfaction he would get would be fulfilling.- Write the second reason why you have this aspiration here:
He doesnt looks for a monetary satisfaction, but for a personal satisfaction and he does so by helping people all around the world.I would like to be known worldwide for being an excellent doctor as Dr.Paul Farmer is, also this would give a feeling that im helping humanity some how.
Exercise 11.1 Policy Memorandum Based on What You Have Learned this Semester
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 40 points)
Write a policy memo of no more than 350 words to a government official that reflects your latest thinking about the policy proposal process and demonstrates the concepts presented throughout the course. Your memo has to be about the policy you discussed in this module. Read the Policy Memo section of Chapter 11 and follow the guidelines closely. Every word over 350 words will result in a point deduction up to the entire 40 points for the exercise.
· Identify the name and office of a current elected or appointed official who is a player for your policy and write a policy memo using the following form:
TO: Bob Smith
President of ABC Club
FROM: Your Name
SUBJECT: Your policy proposal in 10 words or less
· Write a 350 word memo with the following sub-headings:
1. Societal problem
2. Proposed Policy
3. Benchmarks
4. Political Feasibility
· In parentheses at the end of the memo, provide the word count of the text of the memo. To obtain this, highlight the text of your memo, go to the “Tools” menu, and click on “Word Count.”
· In addition to submitting this exercise with the rest of your
Module, go to the PAF 101 website - Downloads – 11.1 Final Memo - Submit
your completed memo - PRINT OUT the receipt and attach behind this
exercise, or lose ALL 40 points. Also attach behind this exercise the receipt of completion for your Post-Test. Failure to attach the Post-Test receipt will result in a loss of 5 points from this exercise.
· Place your memo here:
To: Michael Bloomberg
Major of New York City
From: Juan S. Betancur
Subject: Expand anti-smoking ban through the whole state.
Smoking is a public problem that affects millions of people in the United States. New York City have many smokers, and these only doesn’t affect themselves, but it affects also people who have to be in public places surrounded by smokers; people’s lungs are severely damaged by second hand smoking so this is a situation that has to be addressed also. Banning smoking from public parks and beaches is a big step to clean some green spaces, but this doesn’t mean that people who already smoke are going to stop just because they are not allowed to smoke in some places anymore, these people are only going to “move” where they can smoke, either in their backyard or right in front of their porches. Studies show that when the cost of a pack of cigarettes increased, the number of smokers decreased in that same time of period, I think that taxing cigarettes for their environmental harm would be accurate, and people would approve the idea of this tax if they look it as a way of helping to rebuild the environment. This policy would have the approval of big environmental companies which intend to clear the air that people breathe, and New York City, being a big polluted city needs this change. If this policy is approved, and it is more likely to be implemented because the number of non-smokers is always bigger, it would have the approval of big companies that work out-state and even it would have the approval of some smokers that are looking a change, so they can make a change in their owns lives. I think that an environmental fee should be implemented, this way the city and even the state would get more money they can spend in the environment, and this also can lower the percentage of smokers from 15 % to around 13%, which is the percentage that changed in studies every time a fee was introduced in cigarettes.
Exercise 11.2: References
Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 6 points)
· Start References on the next line or on the next page:
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/feb/04/no-smoking/, Hamilton Alec, "Smoking Ban Makes Strange Bedfellows", Feb 04,2011
[[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/22/nyc-smoking-ban_n_826755.html ,NYC Smoking Ban signed into Law by Mayor Michael Bloomberg", Feb 22, 2011
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2011a%2Fpr172-11.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1 ,"Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Gibbs, Speaker Quinn, Council Member Brewer, Health Commisioner Farley and Parks Commissioner Benepe Announce New York City Public Parks, Beaches and Pedestrian Plazas are now Smoke-free", May 23, 2011
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/2052669/nyc_bans_outdoor_smoking_in_public_areas/ ,"NYC Bans Outdoor Smoking in Public Areas", May 24, 2011
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/far1bio-1 ,"Paul Farmer Biography"
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/paul_farmer/ ,"Paul Farmer Qutoes"